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President's Secretariat
Winners of the Tata Building India School Essay Competition call on the President
Winners of the 2015-16 nationwide ‘Tata Building India School Essay Competition’, called on the President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, today  at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Speaking on the occasion, the President congratulated the winners of the School Essay Competition for 2015-16. He noted that this time more than 31 lakh children from over 8000 schools and 200 cities wrote essays concerned with nation building in 12 languages. Seventy-two winners emerged from such a tough competition. They must all be proud of this achievement. It is also a matter of celebration and satisfaction that of the 72 winners, as many as 52 are girls.
The President said that every child who participated in this competition is a winner. This is because children of India are the future of this great nation. Children are future leaders; they are also crucial building blocks of the nation that we seek.
The President advised children to dream and set ambitious goals for themselves, and then work towards those goals with dedication, integrity and commitment. He also advised them to always remain positive and never let failure deter them.
Ministry of Law and Justice
Law Minister Assures to Consider Demands with open mind
Appeals lawyers to withdraw Agitation
Committee to workout Insurance Scheme to be Set-Up
A delegation of lawyers led, among others by Shri Manan Mishra, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India, and which included Members of Bar Council of India and office bearers of various Advocates Associations met the Union Law Minister, Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad today in connection with their concerns and demands. Shri Bhupender Yadav, Member of Parliament  and a well-known lawyer of the Supreme Court of India and a representative of AdhivaktaParishad were also present.
In the meeting, the leaders of various lawyers bodies brought up their concerns and demands, and the issues were discussed in elaborate detail. There was consensus that a proper, structured scheme providing the security of insurance cover needs to be given serious consideration. The scheme should address concerns relating to untimely death, medical insurance, etc. The Law Minister agreed with this demand and said that it requires earnest consideration. Accordingly, a committee will be constituted, comprising of representatives from lawyers’ community and the Government which will work out a comprehensive scheme. This scheme may include assistance from Central and State Governments, as also involvementof State Bar Councils and the representatives operating Lawyers’ Welfare Fund.
The Union Law Minister also conveyed to the representatives of lawyers that the Government is keen to promote establishment of Lawyers’Hall in district and mofassil courts all over India. Shri Prasad also conveyed to the gathering that the Government of India has, since 1993-94 provided grants to various State Governments and Union Territory Governments amounting to Rs.6670 crores out of which Rs.3225 crores has been provided since Financial Year 2014-15 under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme for Development of Infrastructure for District and Subordinate Judiciary throughout the country. This accounts for 48% of total grant provided to States and UTs under the scheme. He also mentioned that about 20000 courts are being connected through secure broad band network and information regarding court cases are now available to lawyers and litigants at the click of mouse. Lastly, Shri Prasad appealed to the lawyers to withdraw their agitation as the Union Government has decided to look into their demand with an open mind.
Competition Commission of India
CCI issues cease and desist order against Amateur Baseball Federation of India for abusing its dominant position
The Competition Commission of India  passed an order dated 03.06.2022 under the provisions of Section 27 of the Competition Act, 2002  against Amateur Baseball Federation of India , finding it to be in violation of the provisions of Section 4 of the Act, which proscribe abuse of dominance.
The case was initiated on the basis of Information filed by the Confederation of Professional Baseball Softball Clubs  under Section 19 of the Act, against ABFI alleging inter alia contravention of the provisions of Section 4 of the Act. As per information, ABFI by way of communications dated 07.01.2021 sent to its affiliated State Baseball Associations requested them not to entertain unrecognized bodies and not allow state level players to participate in any of the tournaments organised by them.
Based on evidence on record, the Commission found ABFI to be in a dominant position in the relevant market of organization of baseball leagues/events/ tournaments in India and further ABFI by issuing communication dated 07.01.2021 to its affiliated State Baseball Associations, was found to have contravened the provisions of Sections , 4, and 4 of the Act. In this backdrop, the Commission issued a cease and desist order against ABFI, however, the Commission refrained from imposing any monetary penalty considering ABFI has already withdrawn the impugned letter, and to that extent. The necessary market correction has already taken place.
The order was passed in Case No. 03 of 2021 and a copy of the order is available on the CCI website at www.cci.gov.in
Prime Minister's Office
PM chairs high level meeting to review situation in Morbi
PM briefed on rescue and relief ops
PM emphasizes on ensuring that those affected get all possible assistance
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi chaired a high-level meeting to review the situation in Morbi at Raj Bhavan, Gandhinagar earlier today.
Prime Minister was briefed on the rescue and relief operations that have been underway ever since the unfortunate mishap took place in Morbi. All aspects relating to the tragedy were discussed. Prime Minister once again emphasised on ensuring that those affected get all possible assistance.
The high level meeting was attended by CM Bhupendra Bhai Patel, MoS Home Harsh Sanghavi, the Chief Secretary and DGP of Gujarat, along with other top officials including from the Home Department of the State and Gujarat State Disaster Management Authority.
Cabinet
Cabinet approves modifications in Central Sector Scheme of financing facility under ‘Agriculture Infrastructure Fund’
The Union Cabinet chaired by Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today gave its approval to the following modifications in Central Sector Scheme of Financing Facility under ‘Agriculture Infrastructure Fund’:
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- Eligibility has now been extended to State Agencies/APMCs, National & State Federations of Cooperatives, Federations of Farmers Producers Organizations  and Federations of Self Help Groups .
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- At present Interest subvention for a loan upto Rs. 2 crore in one location is eligible under the scheme. In case, one eligible entity puts up projects in different locations then all such projects will be now be eligible for interest subvention for loan upto Rs. 2 crore. However, for a private sector entity there will be a limit of a maximum of 25 such projects. This limitation of 25 projects will not be applicable to state agencies, national and state federations of cooperatives, federations of FPOs and federation of SHGs. Location will mean physical boundary of a village or town having a distinct LGD  code. Each of such projects should be in a location having a separate LGD code.
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- For APMCs, interest subvention for a loan upto Rs. 2 crore will be provided for each project of different infrastructure types e.g. cold storage, sorting, grading and assaying units, silos, et within the same market yard.
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- The power has been delegated to Hon’ble Minister of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare to make necessary changes with regard to addition or deletion of beneficiary in such a manner so that basic spirit of the scheme is not altere
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- The period of financial facility has been extended from 4 to 6 years upto 2025-26 and overall period of the scheme has been extended from 10 to 13 upto 2032-33.
The modifications in the Scheme will help to achieve a multiplier effect in generating investments while ensuring that the benefits reach small and marginal farmers. APMC markets are setup to provide market linkages and create an ecosystem of post-harvest public infrastructure open to all farmers.
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
Stockholders to mandatorily disclose stocks of Tur: Centre to States/UTs
Stockholders to upload data of stocks on the online monitoring portal: Centre
Centre is closely watching the overall availability and prices of pulses
The Department of Consumer Affairs on 12th August, 2022, issued a directive to all the states and UTs to enforce stock disclosure by stockholders of Tur under Section 3 and 3 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 and also to monitor and verify the stocks. The states/UTs have also been asked to direct stockholder entities to upload the data of stocks held by them on the online monitoring portal of the Department of Consumer Affairs, on weekly basis.
There are reports that some sections of stockists and traders are resorting to restricted sales in an attempt to create artificial scarcity to push the price upward. The retail price of Tur has been on upward trend from second week of July, 2022 following the slow progress in kharif sowing as compared to last year due to excess rainfalls and water logging conditions in parts of major Tur growing states of Karnataka, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh.
The Centre is closely watching the overall availability and prices of pulses in the domestic as well as overseas markets to take necessary preemptive measures in an event of unwarranted price rise in the upcoming high demand festival months. On top of the sufficient overall availability of pulses in the domestic market, the government is currently holding about 38 lakh tons of pulses which are being released in the market to further augment the stocks available in the market.
Vice President's Secretariat
Public Representatives must rise above politics on developmental issues: Vice President
Vice President inaugurates string of developmental projects under 'Nellore Next'
The Vice President of India, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu has said that the Public Representatives must rise above politics on developmental issues. He was addressing the gathering after inaugurating and laying foundation stones to a string of developmental projects, in Nellore City today, under the umbrella of Nellore Next.
The projects which were inaugurated include a Rs.30 crore Rejuvenation of Nellore Tank and Necklace Road was sanctioned under AMRUT Scheme.
The Vice President also inaugurated 20 Colony parks, a 5 MLD  Sewerage Treatment Plant at Venkateswarapuram, Computer Labs and additional Classrooms in 14 schools, a Mineral Water Plant, two Community Halls, two markets and six bus Shelters. He also laid foundation stone for beautification of 4 under bridges and three city entry arches.
Appreciating the state government and the municipal administration for their proactive role in the development of Nellore town, the Vice President said that people in public life must rise above party politics and make concerted efforts to develop the regions they represent.
Referring to development of Necklace Road, Shri Naidu suggested to erect statues of eminent people from this region on the lines of Tank Bund in Hyderabad.
Stressing the need to maintain cleanliness, hygiene and sanitation, the Vice President wanted citizens to be vanguards of cleanliness and supplement the efforts of the authorities in making Nellore City an attractive tourist destination.
Shri Naidu stressed that the fruits of development must every section.
Expressing his happiness that the programmes suggested by him under 'Nellore Next' came to fruition, he assured that he would always be extending help for development projects.
Shri Naidu stressed that the fruits of development must every section.
Nellore Next, an overarching programme for the development of Nellore City, was envisioned when the Vice President was the Union Urban Development Minister. The Nellore Next concept was promoted by Ms. Deepa Venkat, Managing Trustee of Swarna Bharat Trust.
The Minister for Municipal Administration, Andhra Pradesh, Shri Ponguru Narayana, the Mayor of Nellore City, Shri Aziz, the Chairman, NUDA, Shri K. Srinivas Reddy and other dignitaries were present on the occasion.
Ministry of Labour & Employment
Job drive organized by National Career Service Centre for Differently Abled for both PwDs & Non PwDs
National Career Service Centre for Differently Abled , Directorate General of Employment , Ministry of Labour & Employment, Government of India had successfully organised an inclusive job drive for both PwDs & Non PwDs on dt. 28.10.2022 in its office campus at Pokhariput, Bhubaneswar. In the job fair there were vacancies for Speech & Hearing Impaired jobseekers under PwDs category.
This event has been made successful with the active support of two employers, Ashmita Holidays Pvt Ltd & Sky Automobiles Pvt Ltd. They have taken interviews of 222 job seekers and shortlisted 122 job seekers including persons with disabilities  among them. In the said job fair around more than 400 vacancies of different profile were there such as front office, Office Support staff, housekeeping, sales executive, Relationship Manager, CMO, NCN operator & Telecaller etc.
Shri Tapan Kumar Raul, SERO, NCSCDA for ST& SC was the chief guest to make this event successful.
Smt Sonalika Suman, head of office/psychologist of NCSCDA thanked all the employers and job seekers for participating in the event and requested all the employers to recruit more and more PwDs for their organisation. Smt Suman requested them to participate in future job fairs to be organised by this centre to ensure inclusive workplace at every organisation.
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Ministry of Defence
FIRST SEA SORTIE OF SIXTH SCORPENE SUBMARINE ‘VAGHSHEER’
The sixth submarine of Project 75, Yard 11880, Indian Navy’s Kalvari class commenced her sea trials on 18 May 23. The submarine was launched in 20 Apr 22 from the Kanhoji Angre Wet Basin of Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited . Vaghsheer is scheduled for Delivery to the Indian Navy in early 2024 after completion of these trial.
MDL has ‘Delivered’ three submarines of the Project – 75 in 24 months and the commencement of sea trials of the sixth submarine is a significant milestone. This is indicative of the boost towards AatmaNirbharBharat.
The submarine will now undergo intense trials of all its systems at sea, these include propulsion systems, weapons and sensors.
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Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Review of Special Campaign for Disposal of Pending Matters 3.0 preparation at the Department of Pension and Pensioners' Welfare.
Special focus on “Ease of Rules” for enhancing "Ease of Living" for Pensioners.
As part of the Special Campaign for Disposal of Pending Matters 2.0 , the Department of Pension and Pensioners' Welfare have taken various steps to ensure Ease of Living for Pensioners during the period December 2022 to August 2023 as follows:
- PG receipts and disposal:91.40% ofPublic Grievances have been disposed of .
- Reference from MPs: 100% of references received from MPs have been disposed of.
- Parliamentary Assurance: 100% of Parliamentary Assurances have been disposed of.
- Total files weeded out: 75% of Physical files have been weeded out which were identified for weeding.
- Under “Ease of Rule” category, Department of Pension and Pensioners' Welfare issued 62 OMs for Ease of Living of pensioners.
- Cleanliness campaign was conducted at 27 sites during the period.
- Central Government Pensioners’ Associations have participated in this campaign all over the Country.
The Department is committed to ensure Ease of Living through “Ease of Rule” and ensuring Swachhta in its premises on a continuous basis. It is gearing up to conduct Special Campaign 3.0 from 2nd October to 31st October, 2023 to further minimize pendency, institutionalize Swachhta, strengthen internal monitoring mechanisms and improve records management.The department has identified targets of Special Campaign for Disposal of Pending Matters 3.0 :-
- Public Grievances receipts:-5000
- Physical files for review:- 1358
- Electronic files for review:- 883
- No. of Cleanliness Campaign to be conducted:- 50
- No. of rules identified for simplification:- 50
This department will undertake an extensive Swachhta Campaign across Bharat though Central Government Pensioners’ Associations and their affiliated Association
Ministry of Home Affairs
Global Cooperation Key to Advancing Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction: G20 DRR Working Group Meeting Concludes
The First Disaster Risk Reduction  Working Group meeting concluded today at Gandhinagar. The three-day event was attended by 88 delegates from G20 Nations, Invitee Countries, and International Organisations. Delegates from G20 countries participated in the event, which focused on discussing progress made in implementing the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction. The final day of the event was dedicated to discussing eco-system based approaches to DRR.
Member Secretary, National Disaster Management Authority Shri Kamal Kishore, delivered the opening remarks and reiterated the deliverables for the Working Group. He urged the members to collectively think on how they can prioritize the deliverables and bring them into motion. Proposed deliverables for the way forward included a focus on disaster and climate-resilient infrastructure, inventory of risk assessment tools for infrastructure, and good practices for financing Build Back Better, among others. The importance of public financing by local governments, international aid, and private sector finance for DRR was also discussed.
The session on eco-system based approaches concluded with a commitment from the G20 DRR Working Group to explore new and innovative ways of implementing eco-system based approaches to disaster risk reduction.
The DRR Working Group meeting at Gandhinagar has been a significant event in advancing the global Disaster Risk Reduction agenda. Delegates from G20 countries have shared their best practices, discussed challenges, and identified opportunities to collaborate towards achieving the Sendai Framework's goals. The event has demonstrated the importance of global cooperation in building resilience to disasters.
The meeting concluded with a vote of thanks from the Presidency and also announced that the second meeting will be held from 23rd May to 25th May in Mumbai. The Working Group has emphasized the importance of taking a comprehensive approach to Disaster risk reduction, with a focus on building resilient communities worldwide. The G20 DRR Working Group will continue to lead the way in this effort, playing a crucial role in creating a safer and more sustainable world for all. Their ongoing efforts are vital to ensure that communities around the globe are better prepared for and protected against the risks of disasters.
Following the meeting delegates were taken on a tour to Smriti Van memorial at Bhuj. At the memorial, exhibits and presentations depicting the resilience shown by people during the devastating 2001 earthquake in the Kutch region of Gujarat were showcased to the visiting delegates.
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Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs
Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs to Organize Prize Distribution Function of 55th Youth Parliament Competition 2022-23 for schools under the Govt. of NCT of Delhi and NDMC on 21st July, 2023
The Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs is organizing the Prize Distribution function of 55th Youth Parliament Competition 2022-23 for Schools under Directorate of Education, Government of NCT of Delhi and NDMC on 21st July, 2023 in the Parliament Complex, New Delhi.
Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal, the Minister of State  of the Ministry of Law and Justice; Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Culture will preside over the function and distribute the prizes. On this occasion, the students of School of Excellence, Kalkaji, Delhi which stood first in the 55th Youth Parliament Competition, 2022-23 for schools under Directorate of Education, Government of NCT of Delhi and NDMC will present a repeat performance of their "Youth Parliament" sitting.
Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs has been organising Youth Parliament Competitions for schools in the National Capital Territory of Delhi for the past 57 years. Under the scheme of Youth Parliament Competition for schools under Directorate of Education, Government of NCT of Delhi and NDMC, the 55th Competition in the series was organized during 2022-23 among 39 schools in the National Capital Territory of Delhi.
The Youth Parliament Scheme aims at inculcating among the younger generations the spirit of self-discipline, tolerance of diverse opinion, righteous expression of views and other virtues of a democratic way of life. Besides, the scheme also acquaints the students with the practices and procedures of Parliament, techniques of discussion and debate and develops in them self-confidence, quality of leadership and the art and skill of effective oratory.
Running Parliamentary Shield and Trophy for standing first in the Competition will be awarded to School of Excellence, Kalkaji, Delhi. Besides, merit trophies will also be awarded to 10 schools for meritorious performance in the competition.
Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
Government will try to resolve all the issues of Seafarers- Union Minister Shripad Naik
Covid Care Kits distributed to seafarers at the hands of Union Minister
Panaji, July 14, 2021
Union Minister of State for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Shri Shripad Naik assured to Goan Seamen Association of India that all the issues of Seafarers will be resolved at the earliest. He was speaking at the distribution of Covid Care kits to seafarers at Margao today. In this difficult time of Covid-19 pandemic these kinds of helping gestures portray humanity, said Shri Naik.
The work of Seamen contributes to the progress of the country. As the Prime Minister allotted the Ports, Shipping and Waterways and Tourism portfolio, I will use this opportunity to fulfill the demands of the Seafarers, said Shripad Naik. The Covid Care Kit contains Masks, Sanitizer, Pulse meter, Oxymeter and first aid medicines. Covid Care kit is sponsored by Seafarers International Relief Fund. On this occasion Goan Seamen Association of India submitted a memorandum to the minister regarding pension.
As the minister of tourism, priority is to complete the ongoing work of the Water sports Institute and Catering College in the state, informed Shri Naik.